2015-2016Manatee County History Fair

January 11, 2016At Nolan Middle School

“MUST HAVES” FOR HISTORY FAIR

•ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

•PROCESS PAPER

•PROJECT BOARD LAYOUT

All entries must be picked up on January 25, 4:00p.m. or they will be thrown away!

Toast!

September 28 – 30  October 9 October 23 November 16 December 16 January 8 January 11-15  

History Fair Introduction (class) Topic due to teacher Type*, thesis statement & title due to teacher Spot check week for all History Fair project types Final spot check for all History Fair project types Final History Fair project DUE at Nolan Middle for teachers to grade Nolan Middle School History Fair 

January 19-22 

 February 06, 2016     

Eligible entries are registered with the county - Websites are due to the county no later than 1/22 Documentary and Performance Judging at Manatee Village Historical Park Students will be given an appointment time to present their documentary to a panel of judges. They must be present for their appointment and bring three (3) copies of their bibliographies and process papers.  

Exhibit Board Drop-off at Manatee County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall from 3:00-8:00pm. Doors will be locked at 8:00 pm, and NO LATE DELIVERIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Anyone can bring the exhibit board in for the student. Three (3) copies of bibliographies and process papers must be dropped off at the boards by 8:00pm. Entry Pick-up at Manatee County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall from 4:00pm –7:00pm. Entries MUST be picked up no later than 7:00pm. ANY REMAINING ENTRIES WILL BE DISCARDED. 

February 09, 2016     

February 11, 2016

Process Paper

Title Page TITLE

Your NameNolan Middle SchoolMrs. Sanders – period 7

Informative paper regarding your project. It can be no more than 500 words. It may be typed with 12-14 point font and double spaced. It may also be handwritten, neatly, in blue or black ink.

Process Paper

1. Brief summary or synopsis of your topic. What your project is all about. In history…..what happened? Who did What? What was changed?

2. Why is this topic important? How does it affect man? How has it affected society? How does it relate to this year’s theme of “Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History?”

3. Research process. How you began your research. What steps you took to get your information. What sources did you use? Point out special sources like interviews, personal visitations to a place, primary documents you read, etc.

Process Paper

Process Paper4. How did you put your board together? Why did you organize your board the way you did? What visuals are you trying to show off?

5. Conclusion - What did you learn from this project? Was history changed? Was your life affected?

Annotated BibliographyA bibliography is a list of books, journals, newspaper articles, and other items that have been gathered and used as information for a report.

An annotated bibliography is simply adding a brief note as to how a specific entry (source) is used in the report.

Annotated BibliographyPoints to remember

• Organize your sources into categories

•Alphabetical

• Annotation just needs to be a couple of sentences

•Citationmachine.net is a great help.

Presentation grade will be based upon:

oTimelinessoTopic representationoRelationship to this year’s themeoAppearance (i.e. creativity, neatness and originality)oHistorical accuracyoJudge’s comments/Teacher comments

Manatee County History Fair WorkshopsHistory Fair Student Workshop I – at Manatee Village Historic Park, 6:00 pm, Tuesday, November 3, 2015: History Fair Overview, Topic Selection, Historical Context, Types of Sources

History Fair Student Workshop II – at Manatee Village Historical Park, 6:00 pm, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 : Bibliographies, Separating Sources, Thesis Development, Using the Internet for Research

History Fair Student Workshop III – at Manatee Village Historical Park, 6:00 pm, Tuesday, November 17, 2015: Writing Your Process Paper, Presentation Styles/Categories, What the Judges are Looking For.

History Fair Student Workshop IV – at Manatee Village Historical Park, 6:00 pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2015: Question & Answer Session: Students should bring sources they are questioning, or specific research struggles that they would like help with.

The Wright Flight

History of Aviation

BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?

The history of TUPPERWARE!

AMERICA’S ENCOUNTER

WITH THE TRUTH

ABOUT THE HEALTH

EFFECTS OF SMOKING

Innovations in

Voting Throughout the Years

By Michaela Oglesby and Sam Nassab2010

BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION

HISTORY OF DISNEY WORLD

Innovations in Monopoly

Amy Alvarez and Jessica Mathison

2010

THE BATTLE OF KING’S MOUNTAIN

Geronimo’s Encounter for Apache Freedom

Encountering… Communism

“Vietnam Conflict”

Statue of Liberty

Space Shuttle: 16 Minutes from Home

Back side of Columbia: 16 Minutes from Home

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Innovations in Voting

By Michaela Oglesby

and Sam Nassab

Charles Lindbergh

Lighthouses

Blood on the

Buffalo Grass:

The Battle of the Little Bighorn

Tesla and Electricity

Jacques Cousteau:

Champion of the Sea

Jane Goodall: Encountering the Great Ape

Innovations in Board Games:

Monopoly, Then and Now

By Amy Alvarez

and Jessica Mathison

History of the Celts

HISTORY OF THE KOREAN WAR

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